WHERE: Alamodome -- San Antonio, TX
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DENTON RYAN RAIDERS
Head coach Monesha Allen and the Lady Raiders find themselves exactly where they were a year ago, as the team’s quest to repeat has come full circle. The defending 5A Division I State Champions return to San Antonio riding a 17-game winning streak, most recently defeating Tascosa (54-34) and Walnut Grove (40-28) to improve to 36-4 and secure the program’s second appearance in the UIL title game.
The No. 3-ranked squad in Texas (MaxPreps) still boasts much of the arsenal that powered last year’s gold finish — particularly reigning 5A Division 1 MVP Kaylin Jackson (SMU signee), senior Zaviyana Madison (Lamar), junior Jamyla Anderson and James Madison–bound senior Kinley Lewis.
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LEANDER GLENN GRIZZLIES
The tone was set in last week’s Region IV Final, when Glenn defeated San Antonio Wagner 63–59 to secure the program’s inaugural UIL State Tournament appearance. On Tuesday, first-year head coach Katina Flournoy-Walker watched her squad dispatch La Porte 54–42 to punch its ticket to the Alamodome — a remarkable milestone for a school that opened its doors in 2016.
Glenn’s most dynamic weapon, junior guard Elizabeth “Libby” Lee, has answered the call time and again, while freshman sister Jennah Lee has quickly emerged as a rising star this winter. Senior CeCe Flournoy-Walker (Angelo State) and junior Ariel Goppy have also been vital pieces for a Grizzlies squad hungry to cap its monumental campaign with a crown.
